000 CDUS43 KDMX 080643 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1241 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 5 321 PM 56 1916 34 -29 41 MINIMUM -18 654 AM -19 1976 16 -34 35 AVERAGE -6 25 -31 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.75 1926 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.33 0.02 0.41 SINCE DEC 1 0.35 0.33 0.02 0.41 SINCE JAN 1 29.98 32.37 -2.39 34.74 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.9 1969 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 9.4 1.4 8.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 9.4 1.4 8.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 13.1 6.3 6.8 T SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 71 40 31 27 MONTH TO DATE 433 272 161 216 SINCE DEC 1 433 272 161 216 SINCE JUL 1 1789 1835 -46 1561 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 856 758 98 616 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 100 AM LOWEST 72 1100 AM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 65 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -18 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 8 2005......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST DECEMBER 9 2005......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 13 220 PM 53 1916 30 -17 38 MINIMUM -10 727 AM -18 1972 14 -24 31 AVERAGE 2 22 -20 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.90 1926 0.04 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.31 0.02 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 0.33 0.31 0.02 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 39.27 33.71 5.56 41.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 6.0 1926 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.6 1.4 3.2 T SINCE DEC 1 4.6 1.4 3.2 T SINCE JUL 1 8.0 7.0 1.0 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 63 43 20 30 MONTH TO DATE 422 292 130 233 SINCE DEC 1 422 292 130 233 SINCE JUL 1 1835 1975 -140 1818 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 769 655 114 386 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 600 PM LOWEST 71 600 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 65 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -16 1958 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 8 2005......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST DECEMBER 9 2005......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ KINNEY